Dear Sirs,

Firstly, congratulations on 45 years of Independence and respect for those who believe in and try to uphold the rule of law - it seems in spite of many local difficulties. The World Wide Web is astounding and confusing but news can really travel fast nowadays and the Gambian newspapers can be read all over the world.

Four years ago I applied to the Court in The Gambia to have a property returned to me. A Gambian family had removed my name from the property and taken the house over for themselves. A familiar tale for U.K. citizens I fear. I visited The Gambia three times to attend the High Court in Brikama and waited for the judgement to be made, telephoning my lawyer at regular intervals.
After more months of waiting I was finally given a date for
judgement; February the 8th 2010.

BUT the final answer was "there cannot be a judgement because the current Judge cannot read the handwriting of the first Judge."
This is ludicrous, a fatuous answer in these days of fast and direct communications!! How can lawyers work like this?
I believe I have a right to a judgement at the very least, it is
insulting. It means the property has been stolen from me without any mediation or answer from the Gambian Court.
I have emailed the Law Institute but have not received a reply yet.
Sincerely,